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Fish is a vital component of the human diet, yet it is also highly perishable and prone to rapid spoilage. It is essential to find effective alternatives that contribute to maintaining quality and prolonging the shelf life of fishery products. This research aimed to enhance the shelf life of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fish steaks treated with different % of ginger extract viz. 0%, 15%, 20%, 25% and packed in High-density Polyethylene (HDPE) bags during chilled (4 ± 1°C) storage. The organoleptic, biochemical, microbiological and proximate analysis revealed that ginger extract treated samples (Gi1, Gi2 and Gi3) had longer shelf life of 15 days as compared to Gi0, which remain acceptable up to 9th day. However, the Gi2 showed higher organoleptic score (overall acceptability) on 15th day of storage period. The study findings suggest that Nile tilapia fish steaks treated with ginger extract can enhance the shelf life during chilled temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fish and fish products are valuable sources of animal protein and is now considered a healthy food. But, its spoil very fast as compared to other animal meat. Croaker, locally known as “Dhoma” are sold at low prices, though they are rich in proteins. The croaker fish landings of India was 1,35,750 tons in 2018. Efforts are being made to utilize the uneconomic varieties of fishes through appropriate technological processes and converting them into different kinds of value added products. Efficient utilization of low cost fish in foods may revolutionize the fish industry by standardizing appropriate and economic technology for processing such underutilized fish into value-added meat products that are palatable and economically viable. Present marketing trends reflect a rapidly growing demand for processed foods that are more convenient to handle, store and prepare. Spreadable product is a kind of convenience, ready to eat form of product which is spread on or sandwiched in a base like bread e.g. butter, jam, mayonnaise, cheese spread, and they form a large constituent of the present market. In the present study spreadable products fish spread was developed from low valued Dhoma fish and its organoleptic characteristics were assessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

يهدف البحث إلى اختبار وتحليل العلاقة بين التحفظ المحاسبي غير المشروط وغموض التقارير المالية، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف، تناول البحث عينة من المصارف المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية وعددها (17) مصرفاً للفترة الممتدة من عام (2013 وحتى 2022) إذ تم استخدام نموذج ((Ryan & Beaver, 2000 في قياس التحفظ غير المشروط، بينما استخدم في قياس غموض التقارير المالية المجموع المتحرك من القيمة المطلقة للاستحقاقات الاختيارية فضلاً عن استخدم بعض الأساليب الإحصائية الاستدلالية والوصفية بالبرنامج الإحصائي (SPSS) لفحص معنوية العلاقة والتأثير بين متغيرات البحث، توصل البحث إلى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات أهمها يوجد تأثير ذو دلالة إحصائية للتحفظ المحاسبي غير المشروط في غموض التقارير المالية، ويوصي البحث بضرورة الاهتمام بوضع ضوابط للإفصاح عن المعلومات في القوائم والتقارير المالية من أجل الحد من التلاعب في الأرباح وعدم تماثل المعلومات ومن ثم الحد من حالات غموض التقارير المالية التي يكون سببها الرئيس هو إدارة الأرباح داخل الشركة وتطوير التقارير المالية من خلال التركيز على تحسين مستوى الإفصاح والشفافية بها بحيث تعكس هذه التقارير حقيقة الأعمال.

Demand for fresh or minimum processed seafood is increasing in national and international market. The increasing demand for high quality fresh seafood has intensified the search for methods and technologies for better fish utilization. Packaging is an essential requirement virtually for every product, whether it is a food or any manufactured item. The packaging of food and food products and particularly fish, is very complex because of the intrinsic characteristics of such products and the need to retain or preserve them while in the package. Extending the shelf life of fresh fish and seafood such as shrimp and prawn is a particular challenge because of the unique nature of the product. There are many types of fish that have different characteristics and therefore different requirements for packaging. The flesh of fish and shellfish contains more water and protein. Bacteria present in the gut, gills and body surface of fish begin to act on the protein of the tissu every quickly. Active enzymes in the flesh and gut also degrade the tissue. Fish that have a high content of unsaturated fat, such as herring and mackerel, are also susceptible to oxidation by the air resulting in rancidity. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is a technologically viable method developed as a supplement to ice or mechanical refrigeration to reduce quality losses or spoilage and extend the storage life. MAP enables the fresh produce or perishable product to be packaged when it is fresh and then maintains it in that condition, thereby, reducing distribution costs, and enhancing quality and appearance for the consumer. MAP maintains this state for along period of time, during which deterioration is effectively stopped. The application MAP in seafood processing industry is discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An aquarium system has the ability to connect people to environments. A total of 50 aquariums have been displayed of the public Aquarium of Marine Biological Research Station since 2014 at Zadgaon Ratnagiri. Every year, one-two lakh people were visited to watch aquarium and museum. Fresh-water, brackish-water and marine fish and shell fishes are displayed with taxonomic and common name with important information in the aquaria for public awareness of aquatic world. All these animals need specific methods of collection; the adaptability of every species is species specific depending on the biology, life cycle and behavior of each species. There are also gaining knowledge of different feeding requirements, different habitat arrangements in the display tanks, different lighting and different aeration condition. Aquarium has ideal places for understanding on husbandry, life cycles, reproduction, behavior, auto ecology and fish pathology.The main objectives are to make the general public awareness in respect of coastal biodiversity conservation, fish culture and sustainable fisheries development, livelihood particularly the fishermen, fisheries entrepreneurs and fish farmers etc. In addition to formal educational opportunities, non formal education to visitors, schools and undergraduates seems to become a major mission of aquarium. Aquarium tank displays and preserved biological material enhance environmental awareness, encouraging people to adopt environmentally responsible. The study was proposed to evaluate required basic information on aquarium displays for the visitors to awareness about environmental education and conservation of aquatic life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The marine products export substantially increased from 2,96,277 tons of worth Indian Rs. 3,501 crores in the year 1995-96 to 13,77,244 ton of Rs. 45,107 crores in the year 2017-18. Cephalopods were used to be treated often as part of discardable by-catch in India, but now they have an upgraded because of their export. The squid is an economically important cephalopod in India contributes nearly 7.3% share of total Indian marine products export. The Indian squid (Uroteuthis duvauceli) is the dominant species, contributes about 97% catch all over the country, where as other species represents are Sepioteuthis lessoniana and Doryteuthis sp. Among total squid landings almost 90% comes from the west coast of India. The annual landing of squid was 1,14,886 tons in 2016 and it was raised to 1,31,774 tons in proceeding year i.e. 2017. During year 1995-96 the export of frozen squid recorded 45,025 tons of Rs. 320 Cr whereas in the year 2017-18, it was increased to 1,00,845 tons of Rs. 2452 Cr. The squid has many advantages over fish, such as white flesh, high yield and very low fat content. The shelf life is a major problem of the captured squids; hence mostly they are used for fresh consumption by local population. However to maintain its quality and nutritional value several techniques of fish preservation need to be developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fishes belongs to the family Siganidae are popularly known as rabbit fishes and distributed throughout Indo- Pacific region. Rabbit fishes are considered as candidate species for mariculture due to its fast growth. Rabbit fish, Siganus canaliculatus is a marine fish inhabits coastal areas and brackishwater bodies. Knowledge on gut content is essential to attempt culture possibilities of this species. In the present study, an attempt is made to analyse gut content of this species along the Ratnagiri coast. Fishes were collected from Mirkarwada landing centre of Ratnagiri during the year 2014-16. Analysis of gut content revealed that S. canaliculatus is a herbivorous fish mainly feeding on algae (Enteromorpha spp. and sea weeds) during most part of year along Ratnagiri coast. An accidental inclusions of benthic invertebrates like echinoderms, crustaceans and bivalves were found in some large sized fish. Majority of mature fish occurred with empty stomachs or with little food during active spawning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

يهدف البحث إلى دراسة وتحليل العلاقة بين التحفظ المحاسبي والقيمة الاقتصادية المضافة، ولتحقيق هدف البحث تم تبني القياس الكمي كأسلوب لقياس المتغيرات عبر تحليل المحتوى المعلوماتي للقوائم المالية من المصارف العراقية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية للفترة من 2010-2019 كعينة للبحث، باعتماد الأساليب الإحصائية الوصفية والاستدلالية من خلال برنامج (SPSS) الاحصائي لدراسة وتحليل العلاقة والتأثير الحاصل بين متغيرات البحث الحالية، وتوصل البحث إلى نتائج مهمة تؤكد وجود علاقة ارتباط وتأثير إيجابية بين التحفظ المحاسبي والقيمة الاقتصادية المضافة، وهذا يوجه ادارات المصارف بضرورة الاهتمام بمؤشرات التحفظ المحاسبي لتحديد الربح الاقتصادي.

يهدف البحث إلى معرفة دور الافصاح الاختياري عبر الانترنت في تعزيز جودة التقارير المالية، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف فقد تناول البحث أسلوب تحليل محتوى للقوائم المالية السنوية لعينة من الشركات المصرفية العراقية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية والبالغ عددها (10) شركات للفترة الممتدة من 2010 لغاية 2020، لغرض جمع البيانات الأولية وقياس متغيرات الدراسة، وتم استخدام نماذج الارتباط والانحدار في فحص العلاقة والتأثير بين تلك المتغيرات، وأظهرت النتائج المتعلقة بالإفصاح الاختياري عبر الانترنت أن المصارف العراقية تفصح عن المعلومات المحاسبية عبر الانترنت بشكل منخفض نسبيا سواء كان ذلك من حيث الشكل أو محتوى هذه المعلومات، فضلا عن عدم وجود تأثير مباشر للإفصاح الاختياري عبر الانترنت على جودة التقارير المالية (وفق التحفظ المحاسبي).

Lesser sardine (Sardinella spp.) is one of the pelagic shoaling fish mainly landed in huge quantity at Ratnagiri coast. This species of fish having high percent of fat and myoglobin, which effects the quality of surimi produced. The gel strength characteristic of surimi can be improve by application of different washing processes. The gel strength characteristic plays important role in preparation of crab/lobsters analogues and other surimi based Effect of washing processes viz., conventional washing process (CWP) and alkaline-saline washing process (ASWP) on surimi was compared with unwashed mince (UWM) prepared from Lesser sardine. In the present investigation, surimi were analysed for parameters like gel strength, whiteness, expressible moisture, pH, solubility and organoleptic characteristics. FLGels strength of unwashed mince (UWM) and different washing processes like CWP and ASWP were depicted as 28.67, 42.00 and 68.00 g/cm, respectively. High values of whiteness and pH with decreasing expressible moisture content was observed in ASWP as compared to others. The results showed that alkaline-saline washing process (ASWP) could improve the gel forming ability of surimi particularly from low quality fatty fish (Sardinella spp.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

هدف البحث إلى استخدام مؤشر القيمة الاقتصادية المضافة لمواجهة أوجه القصور في مؤشرات المحاسبة التقليدية التي تم انتقادها بسبب عجزها عن قياس أداء الشركات بدقة، ولتحقيق هدف البحث تم تبني مؤشر القيمة الاقتصادية المضافة كأسلوب حديث لمواجهة تلك القصور، وتوصل البحث إلى أنه يمكن استخدام مؤشر القيمة الاقتصادية المضافة لمواجهة أوجه القصور في مؤشرات المحاسبة التقليدية، ولحل وتقييم نتائج ممارسات إدارة الأرباح، إذ يوفر مؤشر (EVA) أسلوباً يمكن من خلاله التأكد من كفاءة أداء الشركة ومدى نجاحها في تحقيق الاهداف التي تسعى إليها.

يهدف البحث إلى معرفة دور انماط هيكل الملكية المتمثلة بـ (تركز الملكية والملكية الادارية والملكية المؤسسية والملكية الاجنبية) بدعم الافصاح الاختياري عبر الانترنت اجمالا، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف فقد تناول البحث أسلوب تحليل محتوى للقوائم المالية السنوية لعينة من الشركات المصرفية العراقية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية والبالغ عددها عشرة شركات للفترة الممتدة من 2010 لغاية 2020، لغرض جمع البيانات الاولية وقياس متغيرات الدراسة، وتم استخدام نماذج الارتباط والانحدار في فحص العلاقة والتأثير بين تلك المتغيرات، وأظهرت النتائج إلى وجود نسبة تركز عالية للملكية الادارية في الشركات عينة الدراسة، ولها نسبة تركز عالية من كبار المساهمين الذين يمتلكون نسبة 5% أو أكثر من رأس مال الشركة، في حين اشارت النتائج عن انخفاض نسبة الأسهم التي تمتلكها المؤسسات، فضلا عن عدم وجود ملكية اجنبية في خمس من الشركات المصرفية عينة الدراسة، كما أظهرت النتائج ارتباط أنماط هيكل الملكية بأنواعها الأربع ارتباطاً معنويا إيجابياً مع الإفصاح الاختيار عبر الانترنت.

هدفت الدراسة إلى عرض كثافة المعلومات في التعهيد المحاسبي، والتعرف على أهمية التعهيد المحاسبي عند تطبيقه في الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم، تناولت الدراسة مجموعة من الشركات الصناعية العراقية، إذ تم تصميم استبانة وزعت على المديرين التنفيذيين والأقسام والشعب المحاسبية والعاملين في الشركات، وتمثلت عينة الدراسة من (110) مفردة صالحة للتحليل الاحصائي، وتم استخدام نماذج عدة: (الأهمية النسبية، معامل الاختلاف، الارتباط والانحدار المتعدد والبسيط) في فحص العلاقة والتأثير ما بين متغيرات الدراسة، توصلت الدراسة إلى إن التعهيد المحاسبي يعد من توجهات الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم وذلك لخفض التكاليف والوصول إلى ندرة المهارات والحصول على القدرة التنافسية، فضلا عن إن هناك علاقة وتأثير ذو دلالة معنوية لخصائص العملية المحاسبية في التعهيد المحاسبي، وأخيراً فإن هناك ضرورة لتركيز اهتمام الشركات الصناعية العراقية بالتعهيد المحاسبي، وبيان أهميته وتعزيز دوافع استخدامه في ميدان عمل الشركة.

Acetes is a small sized shrimp, widely distributed in different parts of the world bordering the Indian Ocean. It is highly perishable and spoils quickly due to autolysis and proteolytic enzymes from hepatopancreas. The fresh utilization of Acetes is very limited. There are constraints in the industrial utilization of Acetes species. It is not possible to peel the shrimp manually or mechanically. Acetes is consumed mostly in fresh and dried form and the entire resources are utilized for internal markets. It is very cheap while considering the present Acetes potential to prepared value added products like chatni. Modified atmospheric packaging is the most natural way to protect perishable food against spoilage, damage or loss due to external causes. It is also extending further the shelf life of the product. The Acetes chutney using coconut powder was prepared and its organoleptic, microbiological, biochemical changes of Acetes chutney (ready-to-eat) packed in Modified Atmospheric Packaging using metallized polyester-poly packs flushed with nitrogen gas and stored at room temperature were studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Maharashtra, traditional culture of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) is carried out in khar land intertidal area of the Thane and Raigad district of Maharashtra. Nowadays, the system of improved monoculture and polyculturesystems are getting popular among farmers. The state is having 720 km long coastal line with of 80,000 hectares of total brackish water area adjusant to creeks with high potential for finfish and shrimp farming. As per the micro level survey, 10,000 ha area is available in five maritime districts for brackish water aquaculture. Due to frequent break out of viral diseases during culture period of shrimp farming, some farmers are opting eco-friendly and sustainable finfish culture systems. In this situation, the Asian seabass is most suitable candidate species to the farmers for monoculture and polycultureso as to have alternative cropping system to avoid such disease out brake. Asian seabass is euryhalinespecies having predatory carnivorous feeding habit and very popular in konkan region due to its delicate flavored flesh. Hence, it fetches very high demand and market price of Rs.600-800 per kg in local market. The faculty of Fisheries under Dr. B. S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth have conducted several trials of monoculture and polyculture of seabass on their research farms and trying to demonstrate and expand this improved culture activities on farmers ponds. However there are some challenges such as availability of uniform seed size, feed, financial support, technical know-how to rapidly expand these activities on large scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]